Tchogha Zanbil

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Tchogha Zanbil is an ancient Elamite ziggurat complex in southwestern Iran and one of the best-preserved examples of stepped pyramidal temple architecture in the Middle East.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Chogha Zanbil 3
Choga Zanbil 1
Chogha Zanbil ziggurat 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Elamite monument ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ
ziggurat ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dur Untash ⓘ
linked to: Dur-Untash

Dur-Untash ⓘ
approximateOriginalHeightMeters 50 ⓘ
architecturalStyle Elamite ⓘ
architecturalType stepped pyramidal temple ⓘ
baseSideLengthMeters about 105 ⓘ
constructedBy King Untash-Napirisha of Elam ⓘ
Untash-Napirisha ⓘ
constructionStartCenturyBC 13th century BC ⓘ
country Iran ⓘ
culture Elamite civilization ⓘ
linked to: Elam
currentHeightMeters about 25 ⓘ
dedicatedToDeity Inshushinak ⓘ
Napirisha ⓘ
discoveredBy Roman Ghirshman ⓘ
hasFeature concentric walls ⓘ
drainage system ⓘ
inscribed bricks ⓘ
multi-level ziggurat ⓘ
royal quarter ⓘ
temple courtyards ⓘ
underground tombs ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
inscriptionsLanguage Akkadian ⓘ
Elamite ⓘ
locatedIn Khuzestan Province ⓘ
linked to: Khuzestan
locatedInRegion ancient Elam ⓘ
linked to: Elam

southwestern Iran ⓘ
locatedNear Susa ⓘ
majorExcavationPeriod 1951–1962 ⓘ
materialUsed baked brick ⓘ
mud brick ⓘ
nearRiver Dez River ⓘ
Karkheh River ⓘ
originalFunction religious center ⓘ
temple complex ⓘ
partOf ancient city of Dur-Untash ⓘ
period Middle Elamite period ⓘ
shape square base ⓘ
significance important example of Elamite religious architecture ⓘ
one of the best-preserved ziggurats in the world ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageListingYear 1979 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 113 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Khuzestan → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Tchogha Zanbil ⓘ
Elam → hasArchaeologicalSite → Chogha Zanbil ⓘ
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
Elam → monument → Chogha Zanbil ziggurat ⓘ
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
Middle Elamite period → hasMajorSite → Chogha Zanbil ⓘ
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
Middle Elamite period → hasMajorConstruction → Ziggurat of Chogha Zanbil ⓘ
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
Shush → nearbyArchaeologicalSite → Chogha Zanbil ⓘ
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil
Roman Ghirshman → conductedExcavationsAt → Choga Zanbil ⓘ
linked to: Tchogha Zanbil